CHILDREN’S BOOKS
SPRING 2024
Marc ter Horst
Don’t Fall in the Volcano!
If you read about things that interest you, you’ll be a star reader before you know it! That’s why we created this collection of playful non-fiction books for beginner readers, ages six and up. You’ll find titles about your favourite animals, such as the shark, the panda, the snake, the dog, the spider and the crocodile, and even your favourite hobbies, like dancing, football, drawing, racing, gaming, volcanos and horseback riding.
A brand-new beginner-reader series full of fun and interesting facts
More than 10,000 copies sold
• Beginner-reader books about kids’ favourite topics
• For ages six and up
• Easy-to-read text and delightful page layouts
• English translation available
Text: Marc ter Horst, illustrations: Tom Schoonooghe Hardcover, full colour illustrations, 32 pages, published December 2023
Lotje van der Bie Spiders Are (Not) Scary
BAM! ICAN R EAD
If you read about things that interest you, you’ll be a star reader before you know it! That’s why we created this collection of playful non-fiction books for beginner readers, ages six and up. You’ll find titles about your favourite animals, such as the shark, the panda, the snake, the dog, the spider and the crocodile, and even your favourite hobbies, like dancing, football, drawing, racing, gaming, volcanos and horseback riding.
A brand-new beginner-reader series full of fun and interesting facts
• Beginner-reader books about kids’ favourite topics
• For ages six and up
• Easy-to-read text and bright page layouts
• Fun facts to stimulate reading
Text: Lotje van der Bie, illustrations: Nicole van Dooren Hardcover, colour illustrations, 32 pages, published December 2023
These books also appeared in the BAM! series
Aniek Bartels
Another Little One
How many little ones does the koala family have? Are there animal families with two moms? In this sturdy board book, the youngest children discover all the different members of animal families.
Toddlers will delight in the warm, playful illustrations by Aniek Bartels that bring the animal kingdom to life. A wonderful gift to get and give!
A board book to fall in love with
Aniek Bartels is an illustrator and designer. Her drawings have been used by Hema, Flow Magazine and Babboe.
• Delightful gift for toddlers
• Counting with animals
• Warm, playful illustrations
Text and illustrations: Aniek Bartels
Board book, full colour illustrations, 15.5 x 15.5 cm, 16 pages, published April 2024
Fiep Westendorp
Fantasy with Fiep
Fantasy with Fiep is a collection of ten different worlds, all created with drawings by Fiep Westendorp. Together, the illustrations form stories without words. By using your imagination you, the reader, get to make up the story yourself. Every time you open the book, you can invent a new plot with a different protagonist on a different adventure. Designed to stimulate the imagination and challenge the mind, this book invites you to discover your own fantasy world.
Dive into the fantasy world of Fiep Westendorp
Generations of children have grown up with Fiep Westendorp’s illustrations. She’s the artist behind Jip and Janneke, the cats Pim and Pom and the iconic Tow-Truck Pluck. Even today, her illustrations remain a delight for young and old alike. www.fiepwestendorp.nl
• Big, new board book with illustrations by Fiep Westendorp
• Endless storytelling pleasure
Illustrations: Fiep Westendorp
Board book, full colour illustrations, 21 x 21 cm, 16 pages, November 2023
Mark Haayema
The Not-So-Friendly Ladybug
Ever since Mo did a school project on ladybugs, she knows all about them, and how important they are to nature. Adults, on the other hand, sometimes seem to forget this fact. In this funny, imaginative picture book, Mo teams up with a giant, not-so-friendly ladybug in a fight against paved gardens, fly swatters and sticky strips.
Get ready for the biggest pollen bomb ever...
Mark Haayema writes children’s books for all ages, and his work has won several awards. He also writes for children’s theatre and television programmes.
Marieke van Ditshuizen is a self-taught illustrator and has illustrated dozens of picture books, early readers and educational publications since the publication of her first picture book in 2010.
• Funny and original picture book
• Imaginative illustrations
• Sometimes it’s better not to be nice
Text: Mark Haayema, illustrations: Marieke van Ditshuizen Hardcover, full colour illustrations, 23 x 27 cm, 40 pages, published in April 2024
Milouska Meulens
Once Upon a Time…
Long, long ago, when the continents were still stuck together like biscuits on a baking tray, people gathered every day in the forests of the gigantic kingdom to listen to Omama’s stories—stories that should never be forgotten.
Once Upon a Time... is a collection of fairy tales that people have been telling each other on every continent for thousands of years, told in a way that fits our times. In these imaginative tales, there’s no need for old-fashioned ideas about knights and princesses or moral values. After all, why keep retelling the same old fairy tales when the world is craving new, magical stories?
zelf zagen wel al van ver wie wie was. ‘Dat is er één van de Kustenaren,’ zeiden ze als iemand zoutkorrels in de wimpers, verwaaid haar en een stem als de ruis in schelpen had. ‘Zeker een Bergtopper,’ zeiden ze over vluchtige voorbijgangers die zich een beetje uit de hoogte gedroegen en die zulke grote stappen zetten dat hun tred meer op vliegen leek dan op lopen. ‘Daar gaan een Vallijvige en een Moerassige,’ klonk het, wanneer hun kortste en lolligste landgenoten op grote platvoeten rondsloften, naast het geklots van de serieuzere bewoners van het zompige dras. De Bomosapiensen konden wat korzelig zijn. Zij werden daarom gevreesd. Maar al waren die bomen van mensen reusachtig rank en lang, verlegen waren zij ook. Het liefst schuilden ze in schaduwrijke bossen, omdat ze zich schaamden voor hun ruwe huid. De volkeren leefden vredig samen. Niet ondanks hun verschillen, zo zeiden zij, maar dankzij!
The time for new, magical stories is now!
Milouska Meulens was born in Curaçao but dreams in Dutch. Formerly a presenter of the youth news on Dutch television, she now writes columns and books for adults and children.
Djenné Fila is a Dutch illustrator. She creates vibrant images using her unique collage technique. In 2023, she won the Golden Brush for the book A Short History of Humans through the Eyes of Animals. Text: Milouska Meulens, illustrations: Djenné Fila
• Modern fairy tales for today’s readers
• With enchanting illustrations by award-winning illustrator Djenné Fila
Susanne Roos
The Big Book of Cycling
Everything you need to know about cycling and race-watching
Cycling and race-watching are becoming increasingly popular, especially among young people. In The Big Book of Cycling, Susanne Roos tells you everything you need to know about the sport. You’ll find delightful answers to surprising questions, such as: What’s it like to be a sports reporter on the back of a bike? And what does the professional chef cook for the best cyclists in the Tour de France? Plus, plenty of stories from professional cyclists.
The Big Book of Cycling offers a multifaceted look behind the scenes of an exciting sport. A perfect book for the entire biking family. Get ready to catch the cycling fever!
The number one cycling book for kids and families
Susanne Roos is a theatre maker, dreamer and writer. Her previous books include The Fort Book for kids, for which she received a Bronze Stylus.
• Full of all kinds of racing and tyre-repair tips for young fans
• Includes a race calendar
Text: Susanne Roos, illustrations: Jelle Post Hardcover, full colour illustrations, 17 x 24 cm, 128 pages, published February 2024
Tiny Fisscher That Stupid Book
At school, Ivan and his classmates are given a year-long assignment to write their own book. That’s the last thing Ivan wants to do, and he immediately comes up with the perfect title: That Stupid Book. Since there’s no getting out of the assignment, he decides to write about a few days from his own life.
He tells the story of how he and his mom and sister went searching for his dad, who suddenly disappeared one day. The journey takes them all the way to Berlin, and what happens is so bizarre, exciting and funny at the same time that (according to Ivan) you can’t put it down!
When he meets Jo from England and her dog Max along the way, the story takes an exciting twist.
Tiny Fisscher writes for all ages and in a variety of genres, from picture books to 12+ novels. In recent years, she has also devoted herself to re-translating famous classics so new generations can enjoy them again .
“Fisscher surprises us with an intriguing TEEN novel. The book stands out in the easy-to-read genre for its humour and authentic adolescent voice.”– Trouw
• Relatable for young teens with ADHD
• A great choice for reluctant readers
Text: Tiny Fisscher
Paperback, 13.5 x 21.5 cm, 160 pages, published March 2024
Charles den Tex and Fred Diks
Rollercoaster Six – The Audition
Auditions are being held for The New Star. For Kaan, this is a fantastic opportunity: he wants nothing more than to be a singer. But his parents won’t let him sign up. Afraid their son will run away, they tell him he’s grounded.
Kaan’s friends pull out all the stops to make sure he gets to the audition. They hold secret rehearsals and organize social media events. Amid all the activity, Oscar is struggling inside, even though he’s the one in touch with Kaan. When he reaches out to his sister for help, he discovers an even bigger problem...
The Audition is an exciting action thriller involving conflicting interests, fear of the unknown, friendship, family and deepest desires. The six friends put themselves on the line to follow their hearts.
The exciting sequel in a homegrown YA thriller series
Charles Den Tex is known for his thrillers. Since 1995, he has written 16 of them. He has won numerous awards, including three times the Golden Noose, the Golden Bat, the Crimezone Audience Award and the VN Detective & Thriller Guide Audience Award.
Fred Diks has been a writer for twenty years and has eighty children’s books to his name.
• Part 2 of the YA thriller series Rollercoaster Six
• An exciting page-turner based on problems teens can relate to
Text: Charles den Tex en Fred Diks Paperback, 13.5 x 21 cm, 208 pages, published November 2023
Five years of Volt Children’s Books
In February 2024, we will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Volt Children’s Books.
We won our first Silver Stylus Award: When Caterpillar Became a Butterfly by Bette Westera, Naomi Tieman and Djenné Fila. And after that, many other prizes followed:
Taste Ghosts by
Soon, our books were being translated.
a Bronze
and
won a Bronze Brush and an Ibby-Award.
And our first #1 bestseller with 120,000 copies sold in 2023.
Then we earned our first Golden Book for The Unicorn that Said No with more than 100,000 copies sold.
The Fort Book by Susanne Roos won
Stylus.
Daan Faber
José Luis García Lechner
Francine Oomen
How To Survive Everything I Don’t Tell Anyone?
More than 120,000 copies sold in 3 months
Francine Oomen made her breakthrough with the How To Survive… series, which has won numerous awards. The 15-volume series has been adapted for TV and film and made into two successful musicals.
• The How To Survive… series has sold over 3 million copies
• Volume 1 in the new series for ex-adolescents
• Featuring all the issues and concerns of our time
Text: Francine Oomen, cover illustration: Annet Schaap Hardcover, 13.5 x 21.5 cm, 320 pages, published September 2023
Luciënne van de Leije, rights l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl
Martijn Prins, rights m.prins@singeluitgeverijen.nl
Jolijn Swager, publisher j.swager@uitgeverijvolt.nl
Singel Uitgeverijen Weteringschans 259 1017 XJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
